Shloka 41

Śārṅgakānāṃ Avināśaḥ (Why the Śārṅga Birds Were Spared) | शार्ङ्गकानामविनाशः

Devanagari script

त॑ प्रीयमाणो गोविन्दो विनयेनाभिपूजयन्‌ । भीमं च पुरुषव्यात्रं विधिवत्‌ प्रत्यपूजयत्‌,भगवान्‌ श्रीकृष्णने प्रसन्न होकर विनीतभावसे युधिष्ठिरका सम्मान किया। नरश्रेष्ठ भीमसेनका भी उन्होंने विधिवत्‌ पूजन किया

Transliteration

taṁ prīyamāṇo govindo vinayenābhipūjayan | bhīmaṁ ca puruṣavyāghraṁ vidhivat pratyapūjayat ||

Translation

Vaiśampāyana sprach: Innerlich erfreut ehrte Govinda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) Yudhiṣṭhira mit demütiger Höflichkeit. Ebenso erwies er Bhīmasena, dem Tiger unter den Menschen, nach Vorschrift die gebührende Ehrerbietung—und zeigte damit, dass wahre Größe sich in disziplinierter, rechter Verehrung der Würdigen offenbart.

Word by Word

सःhe

प्रीयमाणःbeing pleased

गोविन्दःGovinda (Krishna)

विनयेनwith humility

अभिपूजयन्honouring, paying respect

भीमम्Bhima

चand

पुरुषव्याघ्रम्tiger among men (best of men)

विधिवत्according to rule, duly

प्रत्यपूजयत्honoured in return / duly worshipped

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Govinda (Śrī Kṛṣṇa)

Yudhiṣṭhira

Bhīma (Bhīmasena)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even the most powerful (Śrī Kṛṣṇa) upholds dharma through vinaya (humility) and vidhivat conduct (proper, rule-governed etiquette). Respecting the worthy is presented as an ethical discipline, not mere formality.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana narrates that Śrī Kṛṣṇa, pleased, formally honors Yudhiṣṭhira with humble courtesy and also duly pays respect to Bhīma, acknowledging both their status and merit through proper ceremonial reception.